The Ombudsman Institution – as an Alternative Grievance Mechanism in Relation to Matters of Public Administration
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https://doi.org/10.48614/jlaw.2.2020.139-161Keywords:
Public Defender of Georgia, ombudsman, public administration, alternative rights protection mechanism, public institutions, oversight of the protection of rights.Abstract
In a democracy, human rights are guaranteed by the constitution of a state and protected by the judiciary. At the same time, alternative and/or quasi-judicial systems have an important role in the protection of human rights. The ombudsman institution is considered to be one of such alternative mechanisms in public law.
This article is the first attempt in the Georgian scientific literature to discuss, in the context of the practices of other countries and the Public Defender of Georgia, the characteristics of the mandate of the ombudsman as an alternative institution for the restoration of rights and its authority to examine the legality of the decisions made by the public institutions in relation to matters of public administration.
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